<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@film_girl" class="u-url mention">@<span>film_girl</span></a></span> 2004 is an apt comparison. I was prepared for a loss yesterday (vs the shock of 2016), but the magnitude this time is truly heartbreaking, and feels even worse than the rejection in 2004. As with then, we have to start again from scratch. Let's hope we have an Obama somewhere on the bench again...</p>